Telegram-herald., 1887-06-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
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private secretary > gosla ~as not q he soea.
E.ss presssiaiits fooA bore ths same deserted
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p4ez..fss1s desk as ia eosapsss order lis
passes aa.l 1esn carefully plln1 -. and his
aseas steel pen was aid ca TIE top x a
5asgia * sgal ioaking pagers afai Ms INK
stand vas closed l-iaa7nth dask pss la siaz-
Ia of,ler and IA only striking feature that
1oNf aoits ~ place 4 his sorking hssd
- : pauer asighs og giass through which
st.ass o1s tfs face q PresldenE Cleveland
lhs eyss q ths face are turned directiy
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monts Foam during bis ahseEee. and -bass
aa,uih = as tixhtly closed - that Of the God
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Presidents Cleveland Is exceedingly fond %
t1s nsauusaina As spent his vacati0ns ia
ths Ad,rondac - whzn be was governor q
Nss York. aad bis first vacation president
sas taken there. Last year he chose the top
- the Alisghenles for the scene OF his honey
meon. ainl nov be has taken bis wife % his
oii e,lnplng ground 10 spend the anniversary
~ thsir marriage. A very pretty story was
taid ne at re tire % bis nomination ot ons
of hs ssriier adventures whIie on one OF his
gutrrnssorial vacations Some q the men
st sae he.sl where Ls party were stopping
shos d. and captured iittls fzwn. which
they broughs u the Eotel There were sew
sral IN tbs party. and il was a question as 70
whom the fawn belonged and As 10 what
should be done with IL The ladies Of the
hotel were unanimously for setting the trsn-
blng Ltl.e thing a. bberty. bat the men ob-
locted. L was hnally decided 20 leave the
matter - Governor Cleveland A sort o.
trial was then he'd ard arguments for and
against letting the fssn 20 were made. Gov
ernor Cleveland lstcned % fhe end and then
prosnplly sail be would decide that the fasn
20 free, and Il ~as liberated
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Cleveland Is ths only president We have
had for many years who has taken his vaca-
tons IN the mountains Washington went
to bis hSae az Mount Vernon Whenever hs
could sec an opportunity, sni his visitors
during ais star there we're 80 numerous that
the milk Of 10 cows was not enough TO
supply his table He apparently liked tray-
cling. ani during bis presidency he made q
tour of tie south ia White chariot with fins
a0rses re received an ovation everywhere
nnd hs was always well treated He made
al.o n tour OK tue eastern states. but would
net xointo Rhode Island. and John Hancock,
the governor of Massachusetts,, insultea him
by refusing 70 call upon him when he first
came to Boston. He stayed az his own house
and sail that hs was as rig as Washington.
who was nothing moro than the chief OF =
confederation Of states. while he himself was
the chef Of a state. He finally called upon
the president when the citizens OF Boston
crsed shame and made him do SO Jeffer-
son. Madison and Monroe took their vaca-
| ti1ns ~ going 20 their homes, which were in
| Virginia and not far away. And the two
AdaslSes went 70 Quincy, near Boston An
| drew Jackson used % 20 down tine Potomac
with Amos Kendall and spend a week at a
/ time fishing from pile Of rocks in the center
/ of Hampton Roads. which Is now known as
| Fort Wool or the rip Rsps.' and John
| Tyler ownsd little country house on
the banks OF little laks near
/ Fortress Monroe. Buchanan sometimes LEFT
/ Washington for WheatIsnd. his country
home near Lancaster, Pa. and President
I Lincoln was too busy during bis presidency &c
| get much farther away from Washington
/ han the Soldiers Home cottage. which be
/ occupied during the summers Of the war
| Grant liked the seaside. and he was a born
1 Traveller. he went 10 Long Branch often
during his presidency. aud Arthur did like
/ wise -
Garfield was just starting for Long Branch
! whsu be was asssssinated by Guireau in the
/ depot here. and is IS remarkahle that "a.
| presidents in or past who have Travelled dur
inx their administrations have met with
trcuh.s during their trips Andrew Jackson
receiysd the greatest insult Of bis life when b.
was On ,he way 20 lay tae corner stone OF ths
! monument 20 the mother of Washington A
! Frelsslcksbfrz. Va. The steamer IN whici
| hs l-fs Washington stopped az Alexandria
and during The wait a discharged naval be,i
teraus rushed into toe cabin aEd thrustinS
/ llis bard into ths presidents face yioleutl,
pulled his nose. The mans name vas Ran
doiph, snd his friends hurried him away %
fore Jacks,s couH rctaha. During his tril
70 TIE north President Jackson nasrowlJ
escaped death fro5a ths breaking down Of
b-i i<a IN Sew York cry, and his horse tool
fright on Broadway and would have throwr
lsiu bad he net been an excellent rider. o,
smother ocrasi0n ths waiding Of a caanos
came within few inches Of sinzeine hi
stiT whiee hair. and. on the whoie ii
famous trip was fun II accidents John TT
Ter came near being blown 60 pieces durin,
the excursion whieh he, IA c0mpany With hi
cabinet ard others made down the rosoua.
on sbs Priaceton. The trip was for the test
ing q a new gun The gun harst and kllle,
tFo members & the cabinet and also Nr
Gardner. who hnd two very pretty dsuxlter
with him On board + i sal that Tyie
canxht che q these daughters IN his arm
when she vas about to FAINT away and tha
here begun TIE love which Afterwards caused
him - marry her
Andrew Johnson vas snother prpSifer
Who got 30 god from traveiinEs HIS swfns
arosssf 80 circls helped e. defeas his nonina
tion and i dai aim more harm than xDod
Arthnr. thoGgh ~ 1rsvssei = great deal iur
in< bis term assd fshed in ane part q th
coursry or the otser every summer. lost hi
health 81 Fiori.is ard came near dying there
though tbs news from tie White House con
traGiesof tins statement
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The National dgili has ieft great deal .
roney in n aShinaton. ami she sarne Is ira
( Of every entertainments vhfrh The capits
gives. And inst here want % coanterac
the ilea that Washington osnnnt grow. -
causs j. has no snsoxy roliing mis- s. ash
inz+en eity k~r~s snd feels ga isS xxht